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What was the fate of Dzhokhar Dudayev?

  • Died of Natural Causes

  • Exiled

  • Jailed

  • Assassinated

Answer

Dzhokhar Dudayev was assassinated by Russian forces in April 1996. He was the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a self-declared republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia. Dudayev was a staunch nationalist who led the Chechen resistance to Russian rule. He was killed in a missile strike on his headquarters in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.
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